Society & Culture

Transitioning from high school is a major challenge on many levels. How are you faring?

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September

2017

University life may come with a lot of soul-rattling firsts. First time away from home. First time you have to pay bills. First time you’ve had to make friends at a school with 150 buildings that cover 50 city blocks. (And maybe English isn’t your first language.) First time your parents can’t legally see your grades.

Bottom line: you’re embarking on a tectonic life change when joining the University of Alberta, and it’s important to be aware of that fact. Why? Because the wider open your eyes are to the challenges you’re encountering, the better you’ll be able to adapt, said Troy Janzen, a psychologist and an adjunct assistant professor at the UAlberta’s School and Clinical Child Psychology Program.

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Weed, pot, grass, marijuana—or cannabis to use the proper terminology—will be legal in Canada from July 1, 2018. Anyone over the age of 18 will be able to walk into a store and buy up to …